# Griffith (surname)

Griffith is a surname of Welsh origin which derives from the given name Gruffudd. The prefix Griff (originally Gruff) may mean "strong grip" and the suffix, udd, means "chief"/"lord". The earliest recorded example of the surname was "Gryffyth" in 1295, but the given name is older. People with the surname or its variants include:

## List of people surnamed Griffith
### A–H

* Alan Arnold Griffith, British engineer specializing in fracture mechanics and aircraft gas turbine engines
* Alfred John Griffith (1846–1920), Congregationalist minister in Australia
* Anastasia Griffith, British actress
* Andrew Griffith, (born 1971) British Conservative politician
* Andy Griffith (1926–2012), American actor, writer and producer
* Anthony Griffith (footballer), English-born Montserrat international football player
* Arthur Griffith, Irish Republican leader
* Bill Griffith, (born 1944), American cartoonist
* Charles Griffith (disambiguation), various people
* Clark Griffith, baseball player, manager, executive, and member of the Hall of Fame
* Claudia Griffith (1950–2018), American politician
* Corinne Griffith, silent film era actress and author
* David Griffith (Clwydfardd) (1800–1894), Welsh poet
* David Griffith (priest) (1936-2024), Welsh Anglican priest
* D. W. Griffith, American film director
* Dan Griffith (born 1987), American DJ known as Gryffin
* Edward Griffith (zoologist), British naturalist
* Edward H. Griffith (1894–1975), American film director
* Elisabeth Griffith, American historian, educator, and activist
* Emile Griffith (1938–2013), U.S. Virgin Islands boxer
* Eva Kinney Griffith (1852–1918), American journalist, temperance activist
* Forrest Griffith (1928–2007), American football player
* Francis Griffith (disambiguation)
* Frank Kingsley Griffith, British Liberal politician and judge
* Frederick Griffith (disambiguation), multiple people
* George Griffith, writer
* Grace Griffith, American folk singer
* Griffith J. Griffith, Welsh-American industrialist known for donating land for Griffith Park in Los Angeles
* Harold Griffith (1894–1985), Canadian anaesthetist
* Homer Griffith (1912–1990), American football player
* Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor

### J–Z

* James Bray Griffith (1871–1937), American business theorist
* Jamie Bamber, born Jamie St. John Bamber Griffith, British actor
* Jason Griffith, American voice actor for Sonic the Hedgehog
* John Griffith (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jonas Griffith (born 1997), American football player
* Justin Griffith, NFL fullback with Oakland Raiders
* Keith Griffith (1947–2025), Barbadian footballer and technical director
* Kenneth Griffith, Welsh actor and documentary film maker
* Laetitia Griffith (born 1965), Dutch politician
* Lillian Griffith (1877–1972) Welsh artist and sculptor
* Manley Griffith, American actor better known as Griff Barnett
* Mari Griffith, Welsh radio announcer and writer
* Melanie Griffith (born 1957), American actress
* Michael Griffith (disambiguation)
* Morgan Griffith, American politician from Virginia
* Nanci Griffith (1953–2021), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
* Nicola Griffith, British author
* Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi, the fifth Paramount Chief of Lesotho
* Phillip Griffith, mathematician
* Ralph T. H. Griffith, Indologist
* Ronald H. Griffith, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Samuel Griffith (1845–1920), Australian judge and politician
* Samuel B. Griffith, officer and commander in the United States Marine Corps
* Thomas B. Griffith, American federal judge
* Thomas Ian Griffith (born 1962), American actor, screenwriter, musician, and martial artist
* Thor Griffith, American football player
* Virgil Griffith, American hacker
* Welborn Griffith, American soldier
* William Griffith (botanist) (1810–1845), British doctor and naturalist
* Xiomara Griffith, Venezuelan judoka

## Fictional characters with the name Griffith

* Reanne Griffith, a.k.a. Hazuki Fujiwara, from the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
** George Griffith, a.k.a. Akira Fujiwara, her father
* Griffith (Berserk), the main antagonist from the anime and manga series Berserk